Bill Sponsor
California Assembly Bill 1382
Session 20252026
Ethics Over Aesthetics Act.
Active
Active
Passed Assembly on Jan 29, 2026
First Action
Feb 21, 2025
Latest Action
Jan 29, 2026
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1382
State
California
Session
20252026
Sponsorship by Party
Assembly Votes (3)
Summary
Existing law generally regulates the importation of wild animals into the state and the sale of dogs, cats, and birds. Existing law requires a person seeking to bring or import a dog into the state for purposes of resale or change of ownership to obtain a health certificate for that dog, as specified. Existing law requires a breeder of dogs to disclose to a purchaser of a dog certain information, including the breed, sex, color, and identifying marks at the time of sale, a record of inoculations and worming treatments administered, and whether the dog has any known disease, illness, or congenital or hereditary condition that adversely affects its health, as specified. This bill would prohibit, except as specified, a person from importing for profit, selling, or offering for sale in this state a transgenic pet animal that possesses a cosmetic transgenic trait, as specified. The bill would provide that each transgenic pet animal imported for profit, sold, or offered for sale in this state in violation of that prohibition is a separate violation and is punishable by a civil penalty of not less than $5,000. The bill would authorize the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, or the city attorney of the city in which the violation occurred, to bring an action to enforce that prohibition, as specified.
Actions (19)
01/29/2026
Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
01/29/2026
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0.)
01/16/2026
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
01/15/2026
Assembly
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (January 15).
01/15/2026
Assembly
Coauthors revised.
01/13/2026
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
01/08/2026
Assembly
(Pending re-refer to Com. on JUD.)
01/08/2026
Assembly
Assembly Rule 56 suspended.
01/06/2026
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
01/05/2026
Assembly
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.
04/23/2025
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
04/22/2025
Assembly
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.
04/22/2025
Assembly
Assembly Rule 47.1 invoked. (Castillo).
04/01/2025
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
03/28/2025
Assembly
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.
03/28/2025
Assembly
Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and JUD.
02/24/2025
Assembly
Read first time.
02/22/2025
Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
02/21/2025
Assembly
Introduced. To print.
Sources
Record Created
Feb 22, 2025 6:01:05 AM
Record Updated
Jan 30, 2026 8:26:36 AM